Biology:Monilea patricia

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Monilea patricia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Monilea
Species:
M. patricia
Binomial name
Monilea patricia
(Philippi, 1851)
Synonyms

Monilea kalisoma A. Adams, 1853 (?)

Monilea patricia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 20 mm. It is a rather solid, umbilical shell. Its basic color is tan with sole lighter and darker spots on the spiral cords. The inner lip is slightly recurved toward the umbilicus.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua and is the only Monilea species off the American continent.

References

  1. WoRMS (2012). Monilea patricia (Philippi, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575608 on 2012-11-23
  2. Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6900270 entry